A hotel has invested £300,000 in a new solar and battery system to cut its carbon footprint and energy costs.
Avisford Park Hotel, located between Chichester and Arundel in West Sussex, made the investment as part of its efforts to improve sustainability and meet rising environmental expectations from guests.
The newly installed system is expected to generate around 161,000kWh of clean electricity each year, reducing the hotel’s carbon emissions by an estimated 33 tonnes annually.
Jason Hiley, managing director of Crest Hotels Limited, said: “The hospitality industry is facing increasing pressure from rising energy costs, amongst many other challenges, whilst guests quite rightly expect businesses to demonstrate a genuine commitment to sustainability.
“This £300,000 investment at Avisford Park Hotel shows that environmental responsibility and commercial resilience can go hand in hand.
“By generating our own renewable electricity and incorporating battery storage, we are reducing our reliance on the grid, lowering our carbon emissions and creating greater certainty around one of our largest operating costs.
“It’s an investment that will benefit our guests, our business and the wider environment for many years to come, and reflects Crest Hotels’ commitment to investing in a more sustainable future.”
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Designed and installed by Novalux Solar, the 163.24kWp system includes 308 bifacial solar panels and battery storage with a capacity of 200kWh.
The panels are mounted on a previously unused tennis court and are supported by two hybrid inverters and battery cabinets.
The battery system is essential for storing energy for use outside peak sunlight hours, allowing the hotel to use more of the power it generates on site.
Over 25 years, the hotel expects to avoid several hundred tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Mr Hiley said the investment not only advances the hotel’s environmental goals but also supports financial stability by locking in significantly lower energy costs.
Spread over the 25-year lifespan of the system, the cost of electricity generated on-site will be just 5.88p per unit—well below current and forecasted grid rates.
Avisford Park Hotel is a former Georgian manor with 140 rooms, a restaurant, an 18-hole golf course and 12 event spaces.
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